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Weatherwatch: Groundwater flooding threatens thousands of homeshttps://www.theguardian.com/news/2012/dec/02/weatherwatch-flooding-chalk-groundwater
<p>Chalky soil is so porous that a lot of rain soaks straight into it, reducing the chance of flooding and acting as a giant sponge. These aquifers feed the springs and provide the water supply for much of the south. But with recent rains even the biggest sponges get saturated.</p><p>Eight months ago, amid hosepipe bans, there were fears that it would take years of average rainfall before these depleted aquifers recovered. Then came the wettest three months the south had ever recorded. Normally in the summer, grass and trees soak up all the rain, but this year water levels began to rise.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2012/dec/02/weatherwatch-flooding-chalk-groundwater">Continue reading...</a>WeatherUK newsEnvironment AgencyFloodingSun, 02 Dec 2012 22:30:03 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/news/2012/dec/02/weatherwatch-flooding-chalk-groundwaterPhotograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PAA man places sandbags outside a property close to the flooded main street in Old Malton, North Yorkshire. For people living on chalky soil prolonged rainfall is disastrous. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PAPhotograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PAA man places sandbags outside a property close to the flooded main street in Old Malton, North Yorkshire. For people living on chalky soil prolonged rainfall is disastrous. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PAPaul Brown2012-12-02T22:30:03Z